2005

January 15, 2005. Old Russian New Year’s Celebration. One of our best parties ever, with more than 300 in attendance at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club.

CHILDREN OF THE SIEGE: LENINGRAD DURING WWII.
Survivors of the 900 Day Siege of Leningrad who were children during the war share their stories, together with lectures and presentations by scholars, documentary films and displays, and the Russian film from 1945 Once There Was a Girl.

January 27, 2005. Siege Conference at St. Petersburg College in Tarpon Springs.

January 31, 2005. Siege Conference at USF St. Petersburg.

February 7, 2005. Siege Conference at Eckerd College.

March 2, 2005. Russian Heritage Balalaika Concert featuring the St. Petersburg Balalaika Trio (Svetlana, Vladimir, and Andrey), and Suzanne Pomerantzeff’s Dance Ensemble performing Russian folk dances.

March 16-20, 2005. 30th Annual SPIFFS Folk Fair at Tropicana Field.
Russian Holidays, Matryoshka Dolls, Folk Dancing and Folk Music, and Treasures and Souvenirs from Vladimir’s Collection.

RUSSIAN HERITAGE WORLD WAR II FILM FESTIVAL
April 27, 2005. The Cranes Are Flying. (1957) Soviet Classic. SPC in Clearwater. Song of Russia. (1944). Hollywood Film. SPC in Clearwater.

May 6, 2005. Ballad of a Soldier. (1960) Soviet Classic. Eckerd College. The Star. (2002). Contemporary war thriller. Eckerd College.

May 7, 2005. Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. The Year in Review.